Napoli vs Sampdoria, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Napoli

43': Andrea Petagna

FT
1 - 0

Sampdoria

Petagna stunner ends Napoli's rotten home run against Sampdoria

An acrobatic Andrea Petagna effort earned Napoli a 1-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday to keep Luciano Spalletti's side in the hunt for the title.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kristoffer Askildsen.
3': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
3': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Hand ball by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
7': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Sampdoria).
7': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
13': Attempt missed. Radu Dragusin (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
14': Attempt missed. Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
17': Hand ball by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
18': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
19': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
19': Emil Audero (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
20': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
20': Julian Chabot (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
27': Attempt saved. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emil Audero.
28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Fabio Quagliarella.
28': Attempt blocked. Diego Demme (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
28': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
29': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Sampdoria).
30': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Lorenzo Insigne because of an injury.
31': Foul by Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria).
31': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Attempt saved. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
33': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emil Audero.
33': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
34': Attempt missed. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a corner.
34': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Julian Chabot (Sampdoria).
35': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano tries a through ball, but Juan Jesus is caught offside.
37': VAR Decision: No Goal Napoli 0-0 Sampdoria.
39': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
40': Attempt saved. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Ciervo.
43': Goal! Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
45': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
45': Kristoffer Askildsen (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Foul by Julian Chabot (Sampdoria).
45'+1': Julian Chabot (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
45'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Julian Chabot.
45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0.
45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0.
45': Substitution, Sampdoria. Tomás Rincón replaces Albin Ekdal.
45': Substitution, Sampdoria. Wladimiro Falcone replaces Emil Audero because of an injury.
50': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
50': Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
54': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
54': Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
56': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kristoffer Askildsen.
57': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
57': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
57': Julian Chabot (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Offside, Sampdoria. Julian Chabot tries a through ball, but Fabio Quagliarella is caught offside.
59': Attempt blocked. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Rincón.
60': Attempt blocked. Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Quagliarella.
60': Offside, Sampdoria. Tommaso Augello tries a through ball, but Radu Dragusin is caught offside.
63': Attempt missed. Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
63': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
69': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria).
69': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Substitution, Sampdoria. Francesco Caputo replaces Riccardo Ciervo.
73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
73': Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
75': Substitution, Sampdoria. Nicola Murru replaces Tommaso Augello.
75': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Petagna with a cross.
76': Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
77': Attempt blocked. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
78': Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini with a cross following a set piece situation.
79': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
80': Substitution, Napoli. Axel Tuanzebe replaces Faouzi Ghoulam.
80': Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Diego Demme.
80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kristoffer Askildsen.
81': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
81': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
82': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kristoffer Askildsen.
82': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross following a corner.
83': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Sampdoria).
83': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
87': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
89': Substitution, Sampdoria. Gerard Yepes replaces Alex Ferrari.
90': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
90'+1': Foul by Nicola Murru (Sampdoria).
90'+1': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Julian Chabot (Sampdoria).
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Quagliarella with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio Quagliarella.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0.
0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Sampdoria 0.

Statistics

SAM		NAP
11	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	13
4	Saves	1
31.2	Possession	68.8
11	SHOTS	22
1	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
245	Accurate Passes	639
322	Passes	709
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	6
9	Crosses	27
0.4	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	30
18	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	8
4	Effective Tackles	10
9	Tackles	13
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	4
25	Effective Clearances	8
25	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 9,000

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	28	+42	67
2	AC Milan	28	+24	60
3	Napoli	28	+14	56
4	Como	28	+25	51

Full Table

Line-Ups

Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	David Ospina (GK)
5	Juan Jesus
13	Amir Rrahmani
31	Faouzi Ghoulam
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
14	Dries Mertens
68	Stanislav Lobotka
4	Diego Demme
37	Andrea Petagna
24	Lorenzo Insigne
7	Eljif Elmas

Napoli Substitutes:

Antonio Vergara, Davide Costanzo, Davide Marfella, Fabián Ruiz, Matteo Politano, Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Axel Tuanzebe, Antonio Cioffi, Alessandro Zanoli.

Sampdoria (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Emil Audero (GK)
4	Jeff Chabot
25	Alex Ferrari
3	Tommaso Augello
19	Radu Dragusin
16	Kristoffer Askildsen
6	Albin Ekdal
2	Morten Thorsby
11	Riccardo Ciervo
27	Fabio Quagliarella
23	Manolo Gabbiadini

Sampdoria Substitutes:

Simone Trimboli, Ronaldo Vieira, Francesco Caputo, Tomás Rincón, Wladimiro Falcone, Ernesto Torregrossa, Nicola Ravaglia, Gerard Yepes, Nicola Murru.

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